Panasonic HDC-HS300 HDD HD Camcorder (Black) |
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| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
Department: Cameras & Camcorders
List Price: $1,399.95
Buy New: $877.19
You Save: $522.76 (37%)
New (7) Used (1) from $699.99
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 22849
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 12
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 48
Minimum Focal Length: 4
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 2.8 x 2.9
MPN: HDC-HS300-K
Model: HDC-HS300-K
UPC: 000379889831
EAN: 0000379889831
ASIN: B001P3P3B2
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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Features:
| • | Capture Full HD video; 1920 x 1080 resolution | | • | Records to 120 GB built-in Hard Disk Drive or SD/SDHC Memory Card (not included) | | • | 12x Leica Dicomar lens with Optical Image Stabilization | | • | Capture stills up to 10.6 megapixels | | • | 2.7-inch widescreen touch-panel LCD |
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Product Description
PANASONIC Hi-Def Camcorder with Pro Control System & 120GB HDD (Black)
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Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Complete Satisfaction June 30, 2010
HurricaneAD
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Panasonic did an incredible job of bring HD quality to a portable camcorder. The camera itself is pretty small making it very portable. The wind buffer is very good and filters out most if not all of the wind. It has a feature for when you are trying to capture a time senistive event that when applied that when you push the record button the camera actually captures about 15 secs prior to you pushing the button. The quality of the videos are unmatched and the best part of the camcorder is that it takes excellent still photos and I find it easier to take still pictures than many digital point and shoot cameras. Very good value for its cost. Only negative is the battery life could be a little better and the record and zoom button placement a little akward if you have bigger hands. Everything else is grat.
Amazing value for the money June 23, 2010
Barry S. Specter
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The picture quality is amazing for the price. This is replacing a professional 3-chip camera we originally purchased for commercial production. This camera could be used for either home or broadcast production.
The tiny form factor didn't prevent Panasonic from giving the user manual control over most camera functions. The menu system is similar to many professional cameras, but uses a touch screen instead of a mini-joystick. We found the touch screen easier to use. The low light performance is excellent, especially given the small size.
Reading the manual before use is a must for this model. Most of the interfaces are hidden behind panels. Some of the panels have a flimsy feel to them. The single manual ring does limit what you can control at one time, but this should not be a big problem for most users.
The face detection system works well as does the auto-focus. The auto white balance is among the best we've seen.
Good piece of HD camcorder February 18, 2010
Alan S. Teran (USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I personally do not have this model but I friend of my does and I have tried a couples of times so I will focus only in what I have used and note.
Plus:
* Huge capacity
* Vast of manual controls
* Nice looking
* Perfect for outdoor activities
Cons:
* touch screen might pose some difficulty for a person with large hands
* the editing software need some improvements
* Low light performance is not the best
Overall it is a real good HD machine!!!
 Promised to be better February 15, 2010
Ricardo Meneses Calza
2 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this camera as the best in 2009 according to VideoMaker Magazine. It is truly high definition when you are near the subject, but if you are far away and use the digital zoom the image get pixeled.
Very difficult to use the HDWriter Program that comes with it.
Great Camcorder- especially outdoors December 26, 2009
H. Hayman (NJ, USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
OK, So I have used this camcorder for about 1 week. I think the outdoor shots taken with this camcorder are top notch and look fantastic. I play them back via my PS3 using the USB port and a SD card adapter on my 46" Mitsubishi LCD TV. I also converted the videos to Apple TV format and they still look great. The indoor shooting seems to be best when you switch to manual. I would say these videos are good but not great. I had a Sony TRV38 before and that camcorder was worse indoors than the HS300. Keep in mind that I'm comparing the outdoor shots to indoor ones and all camcorder will be better outside. I will also say that they are still better as far as clarity and color than my old DVC camcorder. I will update this review once I have some more footage shot. The transfer from hard drive to SD card works well. I converted a 30 minute Christmas morning video on my MAC in less than 20 minutes using the SD card to transfer. So far I'm pretty please with using Imovie 09 to work with the files. Even though I have not used it very long I would have no problem recommending it to a friend,
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